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Thesaurus: limbs

n one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper n any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree n (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the a…

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  1. n one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper n any of the main branches arising from the trunk or a bough of a tree n (astronomy) the circumferential edge of the apparent disc of the sun or the moon or a planet n either of the two halves of a bow from handle to tip n the graduated arc that is attached to an instrument for measuring angles n any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm